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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

When the business men of town
fail to advertise they diminish the i'm
portance and trade Of a plac &c, and
permit more enterprising, localities to
take it from them. Although done
for their individual interests, adver-
,tiyers should DO looked upon by the
citizens of the town as public bene-
factors, and they should be encourag-
ed accordingly. The merchant who
advertises extensively is worth more
to q town and his people than forty
who do not put themselves in print,
and forthat reason he should always
be given the preference in local pat
.ronage, providing, Of course, that he
is fair adts honorable business man.
III aSSss,.a,iY y u ess.s \.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
u NOMINATED rhElln roger.

9A5ISsStUuSSSSs3ssst - NJ
a9Aasa1lss s4tss ~ asserass Consfsds the
BusiiiSss ~ tho Convention In Remark.
ably Short Time. & & .ss5s
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. e. The con.
vention here has been the largest th11
has ever been held in this city, Is tho dst.
egates present number fully 1000.
At 1880 the convention was called to
order by Mr. Collins, and q temporary
Organization was effected, with p. A Col.
Inns chairman and A B. Ageer secretary.
The committee on permanent organize
ton reported as follows; Chairman, Jonas
Fl. French, OF Gloucester; secretaries, A. b.
Algeer, ?. J. Donovan, Boston; and P.
J. Kennedy, Holyoke. Chairman collins
then appotrted a committee to escort Mr..
French to the platform. He was received
with great applause and addressed the
convention.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. French's re-
marks, the report OF the committee on
credentials was received. Senator Rhodes
then nominated II. B. Lowering for gov
ernor, and E. A. Alrord nominated VII
liam r. Russell. An informal ballot was
then ordered. 1t resulted as follows:
Whole number, l,OOl; necessary for a
choice, sol; Lowering, 88e; Russell, S6S.
The ballot was declared formal and Lor-
ering was announced rs the nominee
unanimously.
The ticket WAS completed as follows:
acknowledgements, Walter E. Cut
ting; secretary of state, John Murphy;
treasurer, Henry c. Thatcher: attorney
general, J. w. Corcoran; auditor, William
+. Cock
The following were elected delegates-at-
Large to the national conventions:
p. A. Collins, Boston; Jonas II. French,
John w. Cummings, Josiah G. Abbott.
Alternates-Charles G. Lewis, James
E. Delaney, Godfrey Morse, John K.
Thaycr.
After adopting the platform the con-
vention adjourned.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

Sundays Brainerd News: The
Brainerd Tribune of yesterday print
ed an item TIT every resident in this
city would only be too glad to have
verified. 1t YVES in relation to the
immediate construction of the Brain
erd & Northwestern railroad, and is
commendable only that it promises
more than can be done at this season
of the year. The truth is that the
Manitoba will not try to build it this
fall. Contractors are expected to
work in deep cuts and on swampy
places that can be most profitably
worked when frost is in the ground
but spring will see busy times and the
line completed as soon as men can do
it. This is the ultimatum from the
u.sn who control the work. and our
people ought to know it that there be
no disappointment. There is no face
tious criticism of the Tribune intended,
its information, without doubt, was
supposed to be authentic but it is in
correct. Our statements concerning
the construction are direct, and from
the men who furnish the money.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
THE PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL.


Close OF a Celebration Of National I'm
portance---An Immense Pageant.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.-The last CEN
tenn1al Of the events Of revolutionary
times has closed.
All the hotels were filed to overflow
ing by yesterday morning and every inch
of surplus space had been, filled with
cots. It is safe to say there are 200, 900
visitors from distance, hardly state or
territory remains to be represented in the
three days festival. The streets to-day
present an appearance that Is lovely In
the extreme The monster civic and In
dustrtnl pageant started from Broad and
Dauphine streets shortly after 10 o'clock
and marched to Broad and Moore streets
. distance Of nearly. ave miles, and then
returned to the starting point, passing
through one continuous line Of observA-
tion stands gaiiy decorated with the flags
Of all nations The scene at the grand
reviewing stand, opposite the Union
League club house on Broad street, just
below Ransom, was q grand one. The
stands on either side of Broad street were
flied with people, and the gay colors Of
the ladies' and chi.dren's raiment, lent
beauty to the magnificent and elaborate
decorations Of the various stands them
selves. ~ sss r. .#s S
The head Of the procession, led by a
Gordon Of mounted police, reached the
city hal, Broad and Market staeets, al
n40. The crowd was 30 immense at
Shh point that the police had great din
Guilty ID driving them back. The mon.
ster civic Industrial parade, illustrating
the advancement of the industrial arts
and sciences during the past century, II
Is believed fairly eclipsed any thing Of The
kind ever known There xsrc In line
400 floats. each bearing . representative
nf come particular branch OF industry,
U. 800 horses and 100 bands of music.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
THEIR DEATH POSITIVE
The Illinois Supreme Court Will Gran
no Further Appeals.

The Illinois Supreme Court VIII Grant
no Further Appeals.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Sept. 22.--Capt. Bluck
appeared before the supreme court and
asked leave to withdraw tho record In
the case Of the anarchists for thirty days,
presumably for the purpose Of taktng it
TO New York, and for assistance In COM
plotting his appeal to the supreme conrt
Of the United States. Chief Justice Shell
don, speaking for the court, denied the
motion Capt. Black was very much
downcxst by the decision
Gen. Roger A. Pryor states in New
York to-day that he hos been retained In
the anarchist cases, and Will proceed at
once to formulate m appeal to the SUI
preme court.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22-Thc committee
having in charge the circulation Of petit
ton begging mercy for the condemned
anarchists have concluded that the mild
form of prayer orig 'nally adopted will not
meet the views of those who have lad
vanced" ideas ON the subject, and consider
the convicted seven not as criminals. but
as martyrs. To obtain the signatures. OF
srch q stronger form has been adopted
and will be circulated IN addition to the
first designed petition
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
LITTLE LAUGHS.

A Convis Center, Mici,., farmer nays IS
80 warm out his way that the hor"s Of Lh,
cattle Lad sIruuk. allowing the brass knob
to fall ofr--Excllancc
An erul! IS n vcrtisenlent: "ihc arti1cia
eyes furnished hv this house nrc notes. to,
the rentlcsrss of their preston. Judge.
Building in l;ostnn is YER in,.r:, irlinc
tl.S wear. In The middle n H." i.,,>,n! dag .
r S:.I, l'rck!n, rr "i:l iiruI: i.,i< l..tnIb
r.'n 1t to dis. u* w:it!, III. FL. ~ rrn:t me-,
tic tnlniity OF he progressive i.sis.--E1
rliNlgc
One Of the Mo tickle husband. or record
Is the ono who hud bis first vii" rrn,ated
nffsctionatelr placing Der a-:''~ uy7,
One day, seeing his sccord VIE Az 'rsr,c!ing
he llshed for the urn atl ,ur~ h. ashes OF
wife No. on the slippery ..ton,i'to that wife
No. 2 would not break lcr neck.--Eprsh.
Yes saii hard hearted cyrit women
are certainly sympathetic: creatures. They
synipatiIizs witt. a m:n iii his poverty and
distress, and arc always doing their bet tc
keep him there, so they can do MOT" synipa
thizing. "-Wssbinst Critic. =.
1t is sweet. revengeful though, that when
Z WATERS sit down to eat they have to DO waited
on by so'nc OF the :;,cF waitcrs.--Wa ASKING
ton Critic. 80 = -
It would seem Natural for carpenter ii
walk viii, numbering gait. - LirreI,an.
Traveller -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

Drum, from Washington, wrote to
a Marshalltown, Iowa. soldier for 4
rebel flag he captured. No attention
was paid and Drum wrote again de-
handing the flag attended with the
written statement of its history, and
threatening to send al officer to take
it. The soldier wrote history Of its
capture and said: Now, Mr.. Drum,
all the adjutant generals this side OF
hell can't have that flag. II you
think so, send on your man. Mar
shalltown backs me. Iowa hacks
'Marshalltown, the United States
backs Iowa and God Almighty backs
the United States, Send ON your
troops.--Ex.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
COLLISION NEAR DUBUQUE.

Two Trains Come Together and When
the Debris Is Cleared Away Five Per-
sons Arc Fonnd Dead.
CHICAGO, Sept. ia News special
from Dubuque, Iowa, says: A horrible
accident on tho Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul railroad two miles north of this
city took place about 6:50 a. m. Tho
north and south-bound passenger trains
coDided at full speed Five persons
were killed outright and many injured.
Engineer Fales, Firemen Richmond
and Cumnins and Brakeman Berettas
we're killed. Engineer Winchester was
SO badly crushed that he cannot live.
Baggageman Nulp1na and Messenger
O'Brisn were dangerously hurt and ten
others severely injured >
The trains collided at sharp curve in
tbs road just north Of the city limits while
going at a speed Of twenty miles an hour.
Tho two engines were smashed into one
shapeless mass, end several OF the cars tel
escoped and smashed. The engineers and
dremcn of both trains were killed, three
Of them instantly and the other injured so
that he died ab.,Nt 9:30. Neither of the
conductors was seriously injured, Clark
escaping unhurt and Wolcott with q few
bruises. Engineer Fales, of Dubuque, who
WAS engineer Of train south, was instantly
killed. His fireman, William Richmond,
Dubuque, was also killed instantly. En-
gineer Elmer Winchester, of Dubuque, of
the train north, had his left leg cut off,
his right leg broken, mis- skull denuded,
and his face torn and mapgled into
bloody mass. He lived only few min
utes after being conveyed to his home.
Mr.. Cummings, Of Dubuque, the fireman
OF the Winchester engine, had both legs
broken and was horribly mangled about
the head. He cannot live. John Her
nifty, of Milwaukee, brakeman, was III
stantly killed.
The scene at the wreck is fearful. The
two engines lie together in shapeless
manner and are total wrecks. The mail
car Of the north-hound train was hurled
down the embankment, distance Of
thirty feet, and literally torn into splint-
ers. The cause of the accident is be-
ucved to be mistake in the orders OF
some kind. The trains met at sharp
curve in the road, and heavy fog en-
ve]oned them. SO as to preclude the pos
stbility of seeing each other.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
THE SlSSETOk AGENCY.
The Lands not Open to settlement unit
the Government BUYS Them,

The Lands not Open to Settlement until
the Government Buys Them.
SIssEToS AGENCY, Sept. 17.-An erro-
neous impression seems to have gained
currency In the northwest in regard to
the allotment Of lands in seyeralty among
the Indians, which is now being conduct
ed by the government on the SiSseton res
eryation- The idea seems to prevail that
as soon az the allotment is made the bal
anee of the lands will be thrown open to
settlement by the whites, Such is not
the case, es the following interview with
J. D. Jenkins, the United States Indian
agent here, Will show. That gentleman
said to your correspondent:
The land of this reservation is now be-
ing allotted, under act of Feb. 8, 1887.
made, and 1t will require about three
weeks more to finish. I think all the
Indians entitled viii take their allot-
ments. cannot now tell just how many
acres the allotments will take. but as
near as I can estimate, it will require
about 125, 600 acres The whole number
of acres ON the reservation is 91S, $50, 30
that there will remain, probably, about
100, 900 acres. The remaining land will
still belong to these Indians, 1uet rs be
fore the aliCt1nents- The whites cannot
settle on the lands or get them unless the
Indians will consent to sell to the United
States, which at present they are not IN
clined to do They may at some time in
the future conclude to do 50, but until
they do there can be no settlement by the
whites
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

In their state convention the Mas
aachusettsD Democrats protested against
lie policy of the administration in re-
ard to removing republican officials,
nd claimed that failure to fill all
government offices with democrats
>yas weakening the organization Of
he party. -Four delegate at large to
the national conventions we're elected
and none of them are supporters Of
Cleveland.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

Owing to the favoritism that the
chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul rail
tsad shows Chicago, the people and
newspapers Of st. Paul are now quite
unfriendly to that corporation. st.
Paul and Minneapolis now have rail.
cad systems controlled by their own
spitalists, which makesthem somewhat
dependent Of the great railroads that
asre a few years ago their only con-
lection with the East. In 8 few
FEARS the northwest will have rail
roads and manufactures of ito own,
and they will be operated for the benz
sat Of the people Of this part Of the
country, and then its prosperity will
be greater than ever before.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
CROckER'S BRIGADE.

Reunion of tho Eleventh, Thirteenth. Fiji
toenth and Seventeenth Iowa Infantry
DAvEspoRr, Iowa, Sept. 21.-The an
nual reunion Of the celebrated Crocker's
Iowa brigade. composed Of the Eleventh,
Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth
Iowa infantry regiments, has commenced
under the presidency Of Gen. Belknap.
The attendance OF members is large, and
an interesting programme has been ar-
ranged. The brigade was formed at Silt
lob under Gen. Cracker, and remained as
brigade in the Fourth division, Seven
tenth corps, to the end Of the war.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
Piled Car. Thirty Feet High.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. pa Du.
luth, South Shore & Atlantic train Of
sixty-five cars laden with ore got away
from the trainmen last night and ran
down tho grade at high rate Of speed.
On the track just west OF tho city the
cras crashed into side track full of empty
ore flats Fifty cars ore piled thirty fee.
high. The conductor is missing and Rob
ert Quincy, brakeman on the pior train,
got caught between the cars and was
scalped. He may live.
Later--The body of william F. Mahan,
the missing conductor, has been found
under hundred tons of ore and pile Of
wreckags twenty-five feet high. He was
twsnty.one years old, and lived at Hough
ton. Fully fifty cars are a total wreck
The loss will be- at least SEQ, 000
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

5plete order, and cleared SO, 900. for.
the organization. The fact that the
proceeds were for them, greatly in
creased the attendance. There is no
class Of men in The country who are
held in higher regard than the old
soldiers, and no organization that is.
as popular as the G. A. r. OF course
the national administration doesn't
appreciate them, but the men who are
at the head Of the government now
didnt sympathize with them in war
times either. .E
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
Cattle C2rnMerA Com, m and ths. pI q q,

Denver, Col, Sept. 22.-From news
received at The headquarters Of the Colo,
RADIO Cattle Growers association, it /,
learned that the Western cattle growers
very generally commend the plan of re-
lief presented by the American Beef pool
by having Armour s Co. slaughte,
and market their cattle at nominal
charge per head. The executive com.
mittee Of the pool will meet in Kansas
City the last OF this week to inaugurate
the work.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
COLOROW.

were on the old reservation in Colorado
which old reservation Colorow has per
sistently declined to give up
"Colorow,' he said in talking of it, cha
never agreed to the proposed remova
from the old reservation in Colombo t,
the new reservation in Utah. He opposed
1t when the band generally we're trans-
ferred and remained on the old reserva-
ton. 1t was on the lands still claimed
by him that his people were hunting
when tho great Org was raised and the at
tack upon him made.
They were not IN the war path: III
attack was made on them from desire
get their stock and drive them off tt
lands they have been occupying. Itseeu
to have begun with come cowboys AT
lawless men, and the governor of Color.
do was entrnpped into calling ont tn,
state troops to sustain what was merely
nm attempt to rob few poor Indians Of
their stock. "
1.-THE effort was en1tnently successful
They succeeded in running OFF sewers
hundred ponies and several thousans
sheppard goats. am 30 much impressed
with the injustice of this course that
shall ask congress to reimburse the In
dams for their losses where they actual,
occurred.
1.-THE value OF the stock taken from,
them was probably about $1,000 There
were 800 ponies, 1000 sheep and as many
Roate.' - 3ss @Sssz ~.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
FIRES IN WlIEAT-fIElDS,
Several Thousand Bushels of Wheat De-.
xtr

ooVerAi 1houRaDO kbuSnoM OF wheat De-
xtroyc|f Mar Halock.
HALocK, Mimi, Sept. N--F1rc was
set near the grain field III Curt. kntier-
sou. five miles frvra here. which room
crossed into the wheat stutble, destroy
ing nine large stocks at wheat; from
there into the field OF r. D. Erickson,
burning eighty acrns in si1uck. making il
al several Thousand bushels Also on
the farm OF Carl Wllricks, Ore caught In
load Of grain being hauled to the steam,
thresher, and befer> sid could TX rem
elered, two loaded wagons and n span of
$500 and several hundred bushels of
wheat were dcstreys,i. N'ilricks' loss
is in the neighborhool IF 81 900. Fire ia
raging at this hour west aud north OF
here, but the extent of damage being
done is unknown The loss of wheat the
past thirty SIX hours ia very heavy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
The Railway Age estimates that the

= lHc IOAANof feSo S4'AAhoecS eiio' 'AAS
: mount of railroad built in the United
:s'4:ttes in 1887 will reach 10000 miles,
,aaatiag the record for any previous
YEAR by several hundred miles. Most
f This increase is in the Northwest,
Vest and Southwest, although all
Darts Of the country are being better
implied with railroads. Its gener-
lily believed that railroad building
5sill be continued rapidly next year,
and that it will be one Of the most
isrosperous years for all branches Of
business that this country has ever
experienced. h
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

Quite Il rumpus is being stirred up
. '5tearus county over the public
1ools, it being claimed that in many
.stI'icts the catholics have controlled
o schools to such an extent that a
re part of the time is taken up in
lctil,g church doctrines. 1t is
,eL the condition is not Us bad rs
represented.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
Close of tho Minnesota Fair.

ST. PAUL. Sept. 20.-The state fair clos
cd with grand sham battle by the state
G. A. r. numbering nearly 1900, under
command OF Gems. Wallace aud Fairchild.
Those who know say that the sham battle
was as near an imitation of the genuine
article as can be had with blank cartridges.
All that was lacking was the ping Of min
ME bullets and the bursting Of bombs,
with, Of course, the bloodshed that Is
their natural result. Financially tho fsir
has beon great success.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
Carrier Pigeons in War.

Steps have beeu taken in nearly all Euro
pean countries to establish military commu-
nication by means Of carrier pigeons in time
Of war England, Francs, Germany, Bel
GUM and Italy have definitely organized
military carrier pigeon services, and some
have subsidized tho private training estab-
ushments with tho right to use the pigeons In
war.
This method Of communicating originated
i'll China, or, at least, In the east, and it was
most likely in use by the ancient Arabians
William Of Orange and Napoleon used
these messengers during their wars; but tho
greatest service WAS that rendered in 1870 be-
tween Parls and Tours.-Public Service Re-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
CRUSHED IN TIIE WRECK.
BAD SMAsH-up ON THE MILWAUKEE
RAILWAY NEAR CANTON, OAK.

Three People Killed and Several 81.
vsrsly Hurt-.-Tiys Persons Lose Their
Lives In collision OF Trains ON the
saae Road Nsur Dubuque, lows. q, 2 h. u
II CANTOR, Oak, Sept. IA bad wreck
occurred on the Milwaukee road, near the
Sioux crossing, three miles east Of Can
ton. Passenger train No. Q, bound east,
J. NJ. Morse, conductor, ran into tho rsar
end OF freight train No. IL, both trains
going at full speed. Tho freight train
was switching at Inwood, Iowa, and tho
rear brakes were not set The rear part
of the train came laundering down grade
toward Canton, distance Of several
miles, and conided with the passenger.
Following Is List Of the killed: r.
Andrew Derreth., who was in the
freight cabooee asleep, lives at
Rock Valley, Iowa, and leaves 3
family; W. A. Plogg, OF McGregor, iowa,
passenger engineer, leaves a family;
Charles Dunbar, Of Mason City, lows,
passenger fireman.
The bodies have all been taken from
the wreck, and wreckirg trains from both
directions are clearing away the debris.
Assistant Superintendent Cable, OF Mason
City, Is on the ground experimenting the
work. Ten passengers were In the
smoker one in the express car and about
twenty In tho first class coaches. Their
escape Ia truly miraculous. One baggage
and one mail car, locomotive, one smoker,
six cars OF wheat, one car Of cattle lid
the freight caboose are piled into heaps or
scattered over the prairie. Curious sight
seers line the road to the wreck and sur
round the scene. Twenty members of
the Canton band left the train ut this
point ten minutes before the accident.
They were in the smoker which was g.
short time afterward shattered into spin.
ters. The collision occurred near
the edge Of the high bridge across the
Sioux and ten seconds difference in
time would have thrown both trains into
the river. The blame is attached to c. H.
Miliken, conductor of the freight, for not
setting his brakes at Inwood. The bodies
of the dead are lying at the depot in this
city awaiting q coroner's inquest. The
accident occurred just across the Iowa
and Dakota line, and the coroner of Lyon
county, Iowa, has arrived here to hold an
inquest. c. Fl. Milliken, the conductor
of the freight, finished his run, but tho
whole crew will be removed by the CON-
pauy. 1t Is probable the freight train
crew will he prosecuted for criminal neg
hgence. Assistant Superintendent Cable
is still here. The track will be cleared SO
that night trains can pass. The wreck is
IN expensive one for the company, both
trains being completely shattered.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
United States VS.. Northern Pacific.

SEATTLE, W. T., Sept, 1G.-A bin of
inquiry has been filed before Chief Justice
Jones by United States Attorney
White for an accounting between the
Northern Pacific railropd and the United
States for timber cut from government
Innd. The amount claimed by the
government is S2,000,000, and per-
petual injunction demanded which will
prevent further depretlntions. Tho at
torney claims the license to cut timber
expired by law, July. 1873.